Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 16, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 1
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Spangler rf 4 0 2 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Phillips cf 2 0 0 0
Nye p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Parker lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 1b 3 0 2 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 2 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 0 0 0
Torborg c 2 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Haller c 0 0 0 0
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
  Grant ph 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Chicago 100 000 000180
Los Angeles 000 000 000061
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Nye  W (2-4) 9.0 6 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (2-2) 7.0 7 1 1 1 4
  Billingham   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
6

  E–Versalles (7).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (8,off Sutton), Los Angeles Davis (4,off Nye).  SH–Nye (1,off Billingham).  IBB–Phillips (6,by Sutton).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  IBB–Sutton (4,Phillips).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:36.  A–14,857.
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